| 单词 | the ultimate |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe ultimate 1. The final point or result; the end or conclusion; the last step. the ultimate (const. in), the best that can be achieved or imagined; the ‘last word’. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > completing > [noun] > fact or condition of being completed perfection?c1225 final1582 consummation1604 ultimate1681 consummativeness1701 finish1801 pay-off1937 1681 P. Rycaut tr. B. Gracián y Morales Critick 113 Ordinary Toyes, applauded by a Castilian, for but being his own, with praises as might befit the ultimate of all Perfection. 1718 J. Fox Wanderer 72 I.. once hoped I might attain to the very Ultimate of what you propos'd by Sunday last. 1728 E. Haywood tr. M.-A. de Gomez Belle Assemblée (1732) II. 2 Thelamont,..having now obtain'd the ultimate of his Desires, appear'd more bright and gay than ever. 1794 J. Hutton Diss. Philos. Light 211 A proper fulminating composition, which seems to be the ultimate to which we may proceed. 1820 P. B. Shelley Let. 26 May (1964) II. 202 I shall write to you the ultimates of my commission in my next letter. 1852 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 5) 534 Ends and beginnings mingle at the last; All ultimates are foreordained. 1890 W. Booth In Darkest Eng. ii. iv. 230 They carried their principles of freedom and license to the logical ultimate. 1958 S. J. Perelman Most of S. J. Perelman 343 The Central Hotel,..advertised as the ultimate in gaiety and chic. 1971 Hi-Fi Sound Feb. 67/1 In the medium-cost category our ideal is a system in which the most attractive ‘top’ features are recognisable while the ultimate in power handling or ‘monitoring’ capability has been lost. 1981 P. Davies Edge of Infinity viii. 168 The ultimate in elaborate organization is the human body and mind. 1981 Monitor (McAllen, Texas) 8 July iii. 1/1 Shop for your man on the first floor and yourself on the second. They have the ultimate in fashions. < as lemmas |
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